[OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Wishlist for future development by someone smarter than me

[Bill Ott]

Perhaps it was the turtle implication that turned our staff against him 
as well.  The clip art we ended up with are much like what Elizabeth 
describes.

Hold:
https://github.com/grpl-eg/rel_2_1/blob/master/web/xul/rel_2_1/server/skin/media/images/hold.gif

Transit:
https://github.com/grpl-eg/rel_2_1/blob/master/web/xul/rel_2_1/server/skin/media/images/transit.gif



On 09/24/2013 10:40 AM, Elizabeth B. Thomsen wrote:
> On 9/24/2013 10:14 AM, Jason Etheridge wrote:
>  > I think we should support this in stock Evergreen (though maybe use
>> the turtle for both images by default); make it easier for folks to
>> customize.
>
> I agree that making this easier to customize is a good thing -- thanks 
> for adding this to Launchpad.  However, I don't think we should use 
> the turtle for both images by default -- we found this a real source 
> of confusion in training because the turtle so clearly implies slow 
> delivery and doesn't make sense for items that are being put on the 
> hold shelf.
>
> We also found that the turtle image itself to be a problem, since it 
> so clearly implies that delivery is always slow and that's not the 
> message we want to have circ staff see many times a day.  We had 
> discussions about what images to use here, the most popular suggestion 
> being a speedy-looking delivery truck, but decided that just having 
> the big bold words was simple and clear.
>
>